On the second day of her two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman celebrated Dussehra with troops at Siachen in Ladakh.
In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had celebrated Diwali with troops at Siachen—the world's highest battlefield.
Sitharaman inaugurated two important bridges on the occasion.
She commended jawans who came from different parts of the country to serve the country at such a high altitude.
The minister told the troops the government will do everything possible to make life better for the soldiers.
She also praised the BRO, which is responsible for developing infrastructure in border areas, for their role and dedication.
The defence minister was accompanied by Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen D. Anbu and GoC 14 Corps Lt Gen S.K. Upadhyay.
She visited the state, in connection with the first anniversary of surgical strikes by the army against militant camps in PoK last year in retaliation for the killing of 19 soldiers in Uri in a fidayeen attack.
